Passion for autism (on the controversial and indisputable aspects of V.E. Pashkovsky monograph “10 lectures on autism”)

Abstract

The article analyzes the scientific foundations set out in the book by V.E. Pashkovsky “10 lectures on autism”. It is noted that the author expresses his own point of view on autism and does not agree with the position of the World Health Organization and the world psychiatric community on the diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for autism spectrum disorders. If on the issue of the peculiarities of diagnostics, the author’s arguments can be recognized as admissible, since the diagnosis in modern psychiatry reflects the consensus of specialists, then some provisions of V.E. Pashkovsky on the topic of the validity of the use of antipsychotics (neuroleptics) for the treatment of patients with autism should be considered as undocumented and misleading specialists.

Keywords

autism spectrum disorders / treatment of autism / antipsychotics

References

[1] Проект клинических рекомендаций «Расстройства аутистического спектра в детском возрасте: диагностика, терапия, профилактика, реабилитация». https://psychiatr.ru/news/1096 (дата обращения: 01.02.2021). [Proekt klinicheskih rekomendacij “Rasstrojstva autisticheskogo spektra v detskom vozraste: diagnostika, terapiya, profilaktika, reabilitaciya”. https://psychiatr.ru/news/1096 (access date: 01.02.2021). (In Russ.)]

[2] Пашковский В.Э. 10 лекций об аутизме. М.: МЕДпресс-информ. 2021; 136 с. [Pashkovskij V.E. 10 lekcij ob autizme. M.: MEDpress-inform. 2021; 136 р. (In Russ.)]

[3] Клинические рекомендации. Расстройства аутистического спектра в детском возрасте: диагностика, терапия, профилактика, реабилитация. Разработчик: Общественная организация «Российское общество психиатров». https://psychiatr.ru/download/4501?view=1&name=30_03_2020+%D0%9A%D0%A0_%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%A1.pdf (дата обращения: 01.02.2021). [Klinicheskie rekomendacii. Rasstrojstva autisticheskogo spektra v detskom vozraste: diagnostika, terapiya, profilaktika, reabilitaciya. Razrabotchik: Obshchestvennaya organizaciya «Rossijskoe obshchestvo psihiatrov». https://psychiatr.ru/download/4501?view=1&name=30_03_2020+%D0%9A%D0%A0_%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%A1.pdf (access date: 01.02.2021). (In Russ.)]

[4] Клинические рекомендации. Расстройства аутистического спектра. Разработчик: Ассоциация психиатров и психологов за научно-обоснованную практику. https://psychiatr.ru/download/4663?view=1&name=%D0%9A%D0%A0_%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%A1_%D0%90%D0%9F%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%9F.pdf%22%3E%D0%9A%D0%A0_%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%A1_%D0%90%D0%9F%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%9F.pdf (дата обращения: 01.02.2021). [Klinicheskie rekomendacii. Rasstrojstva autisticheskogo spektra. Razrabotchik: Associaciya psihiatrov i psihologov za nauchno-obosnovannuyu praktiku. https://psychiatr.ru/download/4663?view=1&name=%D0%9A%D0%A0_%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%A1_%D0%90%D0%9F%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%9F.pdf%22%3E%D0%9A%D0%A0_%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%A1_%D0%90%D0%9F%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%9F.pdf (access date: 01.02.2021). (In Russ.)]

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Mendelevich V.D.